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Alice Thornton 1707–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1707

Birth Location: Rapid, Orange, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1739

Death Location: Orange, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: *Col. II

Mother: *Mary Taliaferro

Spouse(s): James III

Children(s): William Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, James IV, Charity Prickett

The story of Alice Thornton began in 1707 in Rapid, Orange, Virginia, United States. Alice Thornton married James Taylor Iii, and had children including Charity Prickett, Elizabeth Rachel Taylor, James Taylor Iv, William Taylor. Alice Thornton passed away in 1739 in Orange, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Alice Thornton began in 1707 in Rapid, Orange, Virginia, United States.
  • Alice Thornton married James Taylor Iii, and had children including Charity Prickett, Elizabeth Rachel Taylor, James Taylor Iv, William Taylor.
  • Alice Thornton passed away in 1739 in Orange, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

*Col. II
1682–1738
Birth Location: Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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*Mary Taliaferro
1682–1758
Birth Location: Powhattan Plant, Old Rappahannock, VA, USA
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Spouses(s)

James III
1703–1784
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

William Taylor
1730–1770
Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Taylor
1728–1812
Birth Location: Earleville, Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America
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James IV
1732–1814
Birth Location: Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
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Charity Prickett
1739–1833
Birth Location: Orange, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
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Alice Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Alice Thornton
1707–1739
Birth Place: Rapid, Orange, Virginia, United States
Parents
*Col. Francis Gregory* Thornton II
1682–1738
Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
*Mary (Elizabeth) Taliaferro
1682–1758
Powhattan Plant, Old Rappahannock, VA, USA
Grandparents
Colonel (Francis Thornton\Savage (Justice and High) Sheriff)
1651–1726
Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Alice (Stafford Savage \GGM POTUS Madison; m) Thornton
1653–1695
Savage Neck, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1620–1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alice Thornton's Descendants

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Alice Thornton (1707–1739) m. James (Taylor) III (20 March 1703–1 March 1784)
  1. 1. William Taylor 1730–1770 m. Elizabeth Walker 1730–1820
    1. 1. Edward (Edmund) Taylor 1760–1824 m. Elizabeth (Betsey) Garrett 1767–1838
      1. 1. Spicy (Elizabeth) Taylor 1790–1850 m. William Pryor 1774–1840
        1. 1. William (Chesley) Pryor 1825–1910 m. Susan (Anna) Young 1825–1907
        2. 2. Mary (J) Pryor 1814–1885 m. Loderick Garrott 1810–
        3. 3. James (Wesley Pryor) Sr 1807–1846 m. Nancy Brazelton 1805–1860
        4. 4. Simeon (Overton Pryor) Sr 1816–1910 m. Martha (Jane) Flowers 1816–1881
        5. 5. Jonathan Pryor 1820–1865
        6. 6. Edward (Pryor) * 1829–1905
      2. 2. Hezekiah (Carr) Taylor 1799–1880 m. Sarah (Sally) Dickey 1790–1822 m. Margaret (J.) Richardson 1837–1910 m. Elizabeth Swisher 1799–1855
        1. 1. Mary (Magdeline) Taylor 1824–1876 m. Josiah (Copeland) Jackson 1825–1905
        2. 2. Lady (Anne) Taylor 1871–1940 m. James (T) Garrett 1865–1945
        3. 3. Robert Taylor 1859–1934
        4. 4. William (Lafayette) Taylor 1861–1921
        5. 5. Andrew (O) Taylor 1862–1880
        6. 6. Wiley (B) Taylor 1867–1920 m. Mary (Elizabeth) King 1871– m. Ollie Taylor 1884–
        7. 7. Margaret Taylor 1835–
        8. 8. Demaris (Ernie) Taylor 1873–1950
        9. 9. John (Bradford) Taylor 1876–1960
        10. 10. P Taylor 1845–1928
        11. 11. Eugene (Granville) Taylor 1843–1921 m. Lizzie (M) Taylor 1848–1921
        12. 12. Ernest (Lee) Taylor 1864–1956
        13. 13. Mary (C) Taylor 1849–
        14. 14. Elector (Ann) Taylor 1868–1961
        15. 15. Lewis (A) Taylor 1852–
        16. 16. Elizabeth (Gertrude) Taylor 1861–
        17. 17. Alice (C) Taylor 1850–
        18. 18. Charles (W) Taylor 1856–
      3. 3. Massey Taylor 1790–1867
      4. 4. Pleasant TAYLOR 1804–1870
      5. 5. David (Malcolne) TAYLOR 1795–1870
      6. 6. Jane (Garrett) Taylor 1802–1873
      7. 7. CHESLEY (WASHINGTION) TAYLOR 1785–1850
      8. 8. Elizabeth TAYLOR 1808–1858
      9. 9. Mary (Polly) Taylor 1790–1850
      10. 10. John Taylor 1790–1829
      11. 11. Jane (Garrett) Taylor 1787–1857
      12. 12. William Taylor 1794–1857
      13. 13. Mary (Polly Taylor) McGlohon 1798–1872
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Rachel) Taylor 1728–1812
  3. 3. James (Taylor) IV 1732–1814
  4. 4. Charity Prickett 1739–1833

Alice Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1707
1707
Birth of Alice Thornton in Rapid, Orange, Virginia, United States
Rapid, Orange, Virginia, United States
1739
1739
Age 32
Death of Alice Thornton in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Rapid, Orange, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orange, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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